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Market innovators IG Group are leading the markets in both spread betting and CFD trading, according to the results of a study, which shows IG as holding the largest market share in both brokerage markets.
Leading brokerage outfit the IG Group is leading the market in both spread betting and CFD trading through its respective divisions, holding the largest market share of any provider according to a new study on UK trading patterns.
The study, conducted by Investment Trends, shows IG Group holds a 27% share of the market for CFD trading …

Leading spread betting and CFD brokerage outfit IG Group has reported a loss on its first half financial reports, an event it attributes to a cap on leverage imposed by Japanese authorities which it has forecast will continue to hamper its growth in the region and affect both the brand and client goodwill.
Leading brokerage services company IG Group has announced it has realised a net loss over the first six months of its financial year, down to around £80m from a profit of £50m from the same half last year.
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Financial spread betting giant IG Index is reporting positive results following its launch of its innovative Custom Bets, which give traders the chance to stipulate their own terms for financial betting.
The market leading spread betting brand announced it was to offer clients the chance to set their own boundaries for financial betting, using a slide-bar interface to set criteria across market type, target pricing, stake size and bet duration. The Custom Bets interface then calculates odds in real time to present the trader with details of the potential risks and …

The grandfather of the spread betting industry, IG Index, has today launched a new and improved version of its prolific iPhone trading app, aimed at building on the success of earlier versions of the mobile trading platform.
The newly launched, updated version will include a range of new functions, including a wider selection of data analysis models, more frequent chart refreshing to allow for rolling market analysis, enhanced market information screens and a wholly customizable interface to help improve the trading experience.
Aimed at the more discerning trader, the free iPhone trading …

Global spread betting giant IG Index has just launched its free trading application for the iPhone, allowing traders to execute orders on the move from their mobile handset, and perform a wide variety of account management tasks including opening/closing positions, adding stops and executing other orders.
The launch comes swiftly off the back of the success of its streamlined iPhone browser trading platform, which proved hugely successful with traders as a more efficient way to manage their spread betting and CFD accounts through mobile browsing, compared with the regular mobile browsing …